August 12, 2026 - Caenorhabditis elegans (/ˌsiːnoʊræbˈdaɪtəs ˈɛləɡæns/) is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek caeno- 'recent', rhabditis 'rod-like', and Latin elegans ...

C. elegans is a free-living nematode. There are two sexes: a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite and a male. The adult essentially comprises a tube, the exterior cuticle, containing two smaller tubes, the pharynx and gut, and the reproductive system. Most of the volume of the animal is taken up ...

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Caenorhabditis elegans is a eukaryotic, multi-organ, transparent nematode that lives in the interstitial water of soil and survives by feeding on microbes. It is a small animal with a transparent body, ∼1 mm adult length, and a short lifecycle of ∼3 days.

May 31, 2023 - Caenorhabditis elegans, more commonly known as C. elegans, are microscopic worms that typically grow up to 1 mm in length. C. elegans are naturally found worldwide in soil where there is rotting vegetation.

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Caenorhabditis elegans are often called C. elegans or simply 'the worm' because they are a model species. C. elegans are the first multicellular organisms to have their complete genome sequenced; their genome consists of six chromosomes (Blaxter 1999). The genes of the worm are studied to determine ...

In 1965, Sydney Brenner settled on Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism to study animal development and behavior for reasons that are now well known (Brenner, 1973, 1988). This soil nematode offered great potential for genetic analysis, partly because of its rapid (3-day) life cycle, small size (1.5-mm-long adult), and ease of laboratory cultivation.

June 11, 2026 - C. elegans functions as a model organism due to its simplicity, transparency, and well-characterized biology. Its genome has been fully sequenced, presenting a comprehensive genetic map that aids in studies of gene function and regulation. The worm's short lifecycle and ability to produce large numbers of offspring in a short period are ideal for genetic studies.

The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is a small, relatively simple, and precisely structured organism. The anatomy of its development has been described in extraordinary detail, and one can map out the exact lineage of every cell in the body. Its complete genome sequence is also known, ...

September 3, 2019 - Since its introduction as a laboratory organism 50 years ago, the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has become one of the most widely used and versatile models for nearly all aspects of biological and genomic research.

A model eukaryotic, multicellular organism. C. elegans is a nematode that serves as a valuable model to study basic developmental processes, neurological function, and cell communication.

March 30, 2015 - The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has risen to the status of a top model organism for biological research in the last fifty years. Among laboratory animals, this tiny nematode is one of the simplest and easiest organisms to handle.

Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a non-pathogenic, free-living nematode used in research. It poses no known health risks to humans and requires BSL-1 containment.

April 21, 2006 - C. elegans is a model organism that has the potential to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo approaches by virtue of being amenable to high-throughput technologies while providing physiologically relevant data derived from a whole-animal setting.

September 20, 2022 - At first glance, C. elegans is a rather unassuming animal. Barely large enough to see with the naked eye, in nature the worms reside in soil and decomposing vegetation, feasting on bacteria. Except for their heads, their bodies can only bend up and down, so the animals crawl on their sides.

October 30, 2019 - Sydney Brenner, a South African ... was Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans for short. C. elegans is a small, free-living (i.e. non-parasitic) roundworm....

Caenorhabditis elegans is a small nematode worm, about 1mm long, which we use as a “model organism”. A model organism is a non-human that is used in the lab to help scientists understand biological processes.

Caenorhabditis elegans is a small, free-living soil nematode (roundworm) that lives in many parts of the world and survives by feeding on microbes, primarily bacteria (IntroFIG 1). It is an important model system for biological research in many fields including genomics, cell biology, neuroscience ...

Caenorhabditis elegans is a small, free-living soil nematode (roundworm) that lives in many parts of the world and survives by feeding on microbes, primarily bacteria (IntroFIG 1). It is an important model system for biological research in many fields including genomics, cell biology, neuroscience ...